+15 Who will buy GE Ventures' portfolio? 9 7y
+4 Bad relationship between funds? 3 7y
0 RSE Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+14 Salon 3 7y
0 Archizo Capital Management - Interview - Restructuring Data 7y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 DST - Interview - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Barings - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Current Topics in PE Discussion 1 7y
+22 Question for Current PE Associates/VPs 6 7y
+3 Modeling practice - where can I find highly acquisitive, multi-site public companies? 1 7y
+3 Euribor/ Libor 3 7y
+8 Debt Repayment LBO before maturity 5 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Private equity qualitative case studies 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7y
+3 Longitude Capital 2 7y
+6 Highly acquisitive business - how to know earning quality? 1 7y
+3 Pre-NOL Taxable Income 1 7y
+27 Debt financing questions 6 7y
+3 Difference between Shareholder Loans and Tracking Loans? 1 7y
+3 Blackstone RE first round interview 1 7y
0 Blueprint Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+63 Q&A - Bulge Bracket IBD SA to MM PE Analyst 28 7y
+12 PE interviews and rank in banking? 1 7y
+3 Using firm’s HH? 1 7y
+3 Reference Question 1 7y
+8 Golub Capital - Information? 3 7y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 Private credit fund 1 7y
+64 Distressed / Spec Sits vs Regular PE 20 7y
+4 Argue why Mid-Market PE/ why Small-Cap PE 1 7y
+12 Anyone that I can pm to chat about pe recruiting/type of funds/other 1 7y
+36 Small Fund vs. Rollup 9 7y
+29 Are large cap PE funds all bureaucracies? 9 7y
0 CVCapital - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+20 Levered IRR declines after a certain level? Why? 6 7y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+5 Depression in PE - how to deal? 1 7y
+3 Networking after signing FT? 1 7y
+17 Massive offer to run M&A at portfolio company 1 7y
+12 What To Do 2019 1 7y
+12 What To Do 1 7y
+3 2021 Tech PE Associate Opportunities 1 7y
+22 Rendered speechless by PE response 4 7y
+15 RE Investment Management Acquisitions --> Infrastructure PE 1 7y
+27 Return sensitivities change too little - potential errors? 6 7y
+6 Healthcare PE interview/ sector specifics 3 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Princeton University Investment Company - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+225 Elizabeth Warren - “Stop Wall Street Looting Act” 46 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+3 Investment philosophy among megafunds? 1 7y
+3 What is compensation like for Associates in Real Estate PE? 1 7y
+6 Show analytics- boss wanted some quick work on PubCo? 1 7y
+14 Negotiating Salary for 1st Year PE Associate 5 7y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+63 KKR 2020 Analyst program 88 7y
+20 Sensitivity Best Practices - Deal in TMT (advice about other sectors welcome) 5 7y
+21 New private equity features in software 1 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
+9 Insight into PE focused family offices? 1 7y
+3 private credit 1 7y
+3 Private Debt Entry 1 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Important tax knowledge points? 1 7y
+4 HELP - Superday at a relatively known PERE Firm 2 7y
+4 Does Anyone Have Info On Alpine Investors (PE Firm That Seems To Recruit Exclusively Out Of Undergrad)? 2 7y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
+40 2nd thoughts about accepted PE offer. Feeling very under-qualified. 8 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+33 Final PE Interview: Reaching out to Principal for Update 15 7y
+469 Why do people choose megafunds over MM? 182 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+26 Interview with CEO & CIO 15 7y
+15 PE Interview Case Training 1 7y
+12 Life Science PhD gonna be thinking to get into PE in the future. 2 7y
0 Triangle Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Middle Market Data 7y
+14 Time / Project Management in Private Equity 7 7y
+12 Hi - Feel Free to Ask Questions 14 7y
0 Incentive over and above bonus at my firm 2 7y
+8 Are there ever circumstances under which growth or control (excluding buyout) investors will use leverage? 2 7y
+4 Tips on notes keeping during management calls/ meetings? 3 7y
0 CMCIC Investissement - Interview - Generalist Data 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

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  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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